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US 2010.0075894A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2010/0075894 A1 Hotamisligil et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 25, 2010 (54) REDUCINGER STRESS IN THE TREATMENT A63L/92 (2006.01) OF OBESITY AND DABETES A 6LX 3/575 (2006.01) A63/04 (2006.01) (75) Inventors: Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, Wellesley, A6II 3/55 (2006.01) MA (US); Umut Ozcan, Brookline, A613/60 (2006.01) MA (US) A6IP3/10 (2006.01) A6IP3/04 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: A6IP 9/10 (2006.01) EDWARDSANGELL PALMER & DODGE LLP (s2 usic... 514/4; 435/7.2:436/86; 514/570; P.O. BOX SS874 514/169; 514/740: 514/171; 514/635: 514/165 BOSTON, MA 02205 (US) (57) ABSTRACT (73) Assignee: HARYARPN.YERSITY, Endoplasmic reticulum stress has been found to be associated ambridge, (US) with obesity. Therefore, agents that reduce or prevent ER (21) Appl. No.: 12/541,020 stress may be used to treat diseases associated with obesity including peripheral insulin resistance, hypergylcemia, and (22) Filed: Aug. 13, 2009 type 2 diabetes. Two compounds which have been shown to reduce ER stress and to reduce blood glucose levels include Related U.S. Application Data 4-phenyl butyric acid (PBA), tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Other (63) Continuation of application No. 1 1/227.497, filed on compounds useful in reducing ER stress are chemical chap Sep. 15, 2005, now abandoned. erones Such as trimethylamine N-oxide and glycerol. The (60) Provisional application No. 60/610,093, filed on Sep. E. invention provides methods of treating a subject suf 15, 2004. ering from obesity, hyperglycemia, type 2 diabetes, or insu s lin resistance using ER stress reducers such as PBA, TUDCA, O O and TMAO. Methods of screening for ER stress reducers by Publication Classification identifying agents that reduce levels of ER stress markers in (51) Int. Cl. ER stressed cells are also provided. These agents may find use A6 IK 38/28 (2006.01) in methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating GOIN 33/53 (2006.01) obesity-associated diseases. LEAN Ob/Ob RD HFD 3. sik--XBP-1(S) GRP78 28S 18S LEAN Ob/Ob IGRP78 28S --Tot-JNK 18S Patent Application Publication Mar. 25, 2010 Sheet 1 of 22 US 2010/0075894 A1 qO/GO qO/qONWET Patent Application Publication Mar. 25, 2010 Sheet 2 of 22 US 2010/0075894 A1 IP: IRS-1 E. E.s R.ss IB:IP: IRS-1IRS-1 ser307 IB: IRS-1 ser307 AIP: IRS-1 IP: IRS-1 EgySESSIB: IRS-1 EIB. IRS-1 IP: pY IB: IRS-1 IP: pY IB: pY Patent Application Publication Mar. 25, 2010 Sheet 3 of 22 US 2010/0075894 A1 is is 2,: ESSEEE i E.SR g Tot-JNK O 1 h FIG. 3A Tun: IP: IRS-1 s IB: p-IRS-1Ser307 IP: IRS-1 *." 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